West Virginia’s Youngest Lawmaker

While her peers exercised their rights to vote for the first-time, 18-year old Saira Blair decided to take things to the next level, winning a seat in West Virginia’s House of Delegates. She beat 66-year old Republican, Larry Kump, in the primary elections as a high...

Is 40 the New 50 in Politics?

Once upon a happier time, in the world of politics, 50 percent was considered a respectable approval rating and anything below that was a reason to lose sleep over for a politician before Election Day. Now mid-40s or even low-40s get elected, without so much as a...

Violence Continues in Ukraine

Earlier this week on Tuesday, clashes broke out between demonstrators and police in front of Ukraine’s parliament in Kiev while deputies inside repeatedly voted down proposals to recognize a controversial World War II-era Ukrainian partisan group as national heroes....

Anti-Muslim Beliefs in Greece

According to Greek police, unknown attackers have placed a severed pig’s head outside of an Islamic studies center in Athens, as well as anti-Muslim slogans.  So far, nobody has been arrested for the attack.  The attackers sprayed an obscene slogan against Islam on...

Shawshank Redemption Prison

Due to its compelling story and powerful acting, the 1994 film “Shawshank Redemption”, based on the Stephen King novella of the same name, is considered by many to be one of the best movies of all time.  It tells the story of Andy Dufresne, a prisoner who forms an...